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Ellicottville's year-round calendar
The mountain town runs on events. From July fireworks on the slopes to opening day at the resorts, here is what fills the calendar season to season.
The mountain town runs on events. From July fireworks on the slopes to opening day at the resorts, here is what fills the calendar season to season.
HoliMont & Holiday Valley · Weekend downhill laps begin for the season. Load the chair, drop in, repeat.
HoliMont Bike Park · Skills clinics, group rides, and après built for women riders, Aug 7–9. Details →
Monroe & Washington Streets · The village's restaurants line the streets with small bites and signature dishes, plus live music, across two days. Tickets & info →
Spruce Lake · Holiday Valley · Live raptor demonstrations by American Hawkeye, a family-friendly look at bird behavior and conservation up close. Free, donations welcome. Shows at 2pm on Aug 9, Aug 23, Sep 13, Sep 20 & Oct 11. Details →
Sky High Adventure Park · Holiday Valley · $30 off a 3-hour treetop climbing session, 10am–5pm. Grab a voucher at a participating shop. Details →
HoliMont Bike Park · The final round of the downhill mountain bike race series, 4–7pm. Details →
HoliMont Bike Park · Ages 7 and up, all abilities. Lift tickets, instruction, and lunch included. Remaining sessions Aug 29–30 & Sep 26–27. Details →
In the village · Art shows, food events, and live music fill Washington Street through the warm months.
HoliMont Bike Park · Season-long "250 Years of America" promos: $25 for "250 minutes of riding" Fridays after 2:50pm, plus a $250 Ride / Stay / Eat package (two bike park passes, a night's lodging, and $50 taproom credit). Details →
Holiday Valley Golf Course · A nine-hole scramble for two-lady teams, 5pm shotgun start, played for closest to the pin. $65 for golf members, $75 otherwise, green and cart fees included. Details →
HoliMont · A first-year end-of-summer gathering at the mountain, 10am, with summer activities and an Amazing Race. Details →
Great Valley · The classic fall farm day: pumpkin patch, 6-acre corn maze, express train, hayrides, and fresh donuts from a cider mill that has run for over 125 years. Open daily Sep 13 – Oct 31, 9am–7pm. Details →
HoliMont Bike Park · A cross-country, downhill, and XC race weekend to cap the mountain-bike season, Sep 25–27. Details →
6319 Sommerville Valley Rd · A 30-plus-year Ellicottville tradition: haunted hayride, haunted barn, maze, and vortex tunnel. Weekends (Fri–Sun) Oct 2 – Nov 1, 7:30–9:30pm; tickets at the gate. Details →
In & around town · One of the valley's biggest weekends, Oct 10–11, landing as the hills hit peak color. Details →
The hills · Ride the chairlift, hike the ridges, or drive the back roads as the forest turns gold and red.
HoliMont & Holiday Valley · Last laps of the season with fall color on the trails.
Ellicottville · A costume-friendly Halloween half marathon (11am) and 5K (11:15am) through town, benefiting local charities. Register →
Tamarack Club & the village · An evening bar crawl that starts at the Tamarack Club and works its way into town, the night before the Beer & Wine Festival. Details →
Holiday Valley · Regional breweries and wineries pour under one roof at the resort to close out the fall season. Details →
Area creeks · Runs move into the tributaries as the water cools. Cold hands, big fish.
Holiday Valley & HoliMont · Both resorts fire up the lifts. Night skiing, terrain parks, and the village in full swing.
State forest & trails · Quiet miles on groomed track and backcountry snow away from the lifts.
In the village · Ellicottville's signature winter party, with a parade and the whole town out in the cold.
HoliMont · HoliCenter · A free telemark day, 10am–4:30pm: demo gear, take a clinic, eat lunch, and ski with the free-heel crowd. Details →
HoliMont · Lift tickets at par for Canadian visitors, Mar 15–19, 9:30am–4:20pm, with a bonus gift card offer. Details →
HoliMont · Formerly Ellicottville Chamber Day. Chamber members and their employees get a spring ski day, Mar 25–26, 9:30am to après. Details →
HoliMont Main Chalet · Fat boards, costumes, and a run at the pond, 11am–1pm. Weather dependent. Details →
HoliMont · Exhibition chairlift · Easter Sunday skiing with an egg hunt on the trails off Exhibition, noon–2pm. Details →
Holiday Valley & HoliMont · Soft snow, warm sun, and pond skims at both mountains to close out the season.
Holiday Valley · A scenic half marathon (9am), 5K (9:20am), and Beer Mile at the resort, with wave starts, chip timing, and finisher medals. Held annually in May. Details →
Events and dates shift year to year. Both resorts post full calendars, and this page is community-curated. Follow along on Facebook for what is happening this week.
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